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April 2020
Covid-19
Pandemic how is Emsworth coping? An update
Two weeks after the government issued instructions to: Stay at home Only
leave the house for very limited purposes Do not meet
others, even friends or family. You can spread the virus even
if you don’t have symptoms.
So, how
is Emsworth coping? The short answer
seems to be very well.
All cafés restraints, pubs and shops except food shops and
chemists are closed. as are the dentists but the Emsworth
Doctors Surgery is working with telephone consultations. Most
residents are following the "stay at home"
restrictions so that the town is almost devoid of people.
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Work
started to relocate Emsworth Surgery on January 20th as part of a
£3.5m scheme to convert the unused former Victoria Cottage
Hospital into a state-of-the-art surgery. The work was due to be
completed in January next year and it was hoped that the new surgery
could open its doors to its first patients in March 2021.However,
(Work was halted on 25 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Within a
week a number of business led by Ben Laycock of Emsworth
Delicatessen and Anna Tonkin, Oyster Design, had set up an
ordering system and deliveries for local shops, Emsworth Alliance, They also
deliver "Home essentials packs" which include eggs,
milk,bread, chese, butter, veg, and meat.
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Although
most of the takeaways are closed the Coal exchange in South
Street are providing takeaway meals again from Wednesday
8th after fourteen days self isolation - see the menu HERE and takeaways are also
available from:
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The Blue Bell Inn
– 01243 373394
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Emsworth
Delicatessen – 01243 389181
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The Greenhouse
café – 01243 37083
The
following shops also have a home delivery service:
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Emsworth
Delicatessen: 01243 389181
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M R Starr
(Butchers and Fishmongers): 01243 372058
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Tiers (Fruit
& Veg: 01243 372447
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PDN Wines: 01243
377883
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Vin Wines: 01243
698838
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At least
one road has established its own self-help scheme by setting up a
Facebook page to support vulnerable
residents.
Our local MP, Alan Mak, is compiling a list of local residents
who would be willing to support isolated and vulnerable members
of the community. Click here to complete the volunteer
sign-up form. Alan is also working to provide advice
and help for households self issolating an with local businesses
to deliver essential goods to vunerable residents.
Community
First is answering requests for help every day either
through their website and hotline or via their volunteer
networks (literally hundreds of people) Help them in some way,
either by picking up prescriptions, collecting supplies or
putting them in touch with someone to talk to and keep in touch
with while they're in isolation.
During the Easter holiday period Emsworth Primary School remains
open offering childcare for the children of key workers and the
Doctor's surgery remains working by consulting patients over the
telephone.
Looking ahead he Brookfield Hotel is organising a
competition to how our appreciation to all the Key Workers that
are keeping us going through this scary time we are running a
competition for when they re open!
The overall situation in Emsworth is constantly changing - this
week Tiers the Greengrocers issued the following statement;
" Over
the last few weeks we have been working hard to deliver orders to
as many of you as we possibly can. This has all been done in
extremely difficult circumstances. Due to the on going
restrictions and government advice we have made the heart
breaking decision to close the shop TEMPORARILY for a period of 3
weeks from Monday April 6th. The decision has not been an easy
one to make and will be the first time in 55 years that Tiers
will not be open to serve the loyal people of Emsworth, but as a
business the most important thing to us in these unprecedented
times is the health and safety of all our customers and staff."
In normal times these E-Newsletters list upcoming events but
obviously these have all been postponed or cancelled.
However, you can still find out what would have been taking place
and, later in the year what's happening when the crisis is over
on the Emsworth Online website HERE.
More news in Emsworth can be found in the EMMS, the spring edition of the
Residents Association newspaper.
If you have any news about Emsworth that you are willing to share
please contact Emsworth Online: info@emsworthonline.co.uk
To conclude please remember the
simple message: Stay at home.......
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